I've heard a lot of touching and funny stories about Alzheimer's disease in the last few years. The following is among the most memorable.
A woman told me how her loved one with Alzheimer's seemed eager to help with dinner one night. On the stove was a pot of homemade spaghetti sauce that the primary chef had prepared. She instructed the person with Alzheimer's to simply keep stirring it while she stepped out of the kitchen momentarily.
Returning a few minutes later, the chef thanked the assistant who was still busy stirring. Everything was carried to the dining room table, and the family gathered for one of its favorite homestyle meals. Someone took the first bite of the sauce and started coughing. Yuck! What's wrong with this?!?!?
A quick investigation discovers that the temporary cook had innocently added her own special ingredient: an oversized pinch of epsom salt.
The lesson to be learned from this story?
Never leave someone with Alzheimer's unattended in the food preparation area for safety and to avoid the addition of too many pinches of anything. Your tongue, throat and stomach will thank you.
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